There Was a Father (1942)

04/01/1942 (JP) • 1h 33m

Drama

Overview

Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.

Top Billed Cast

Chishū Ryū

Shuhei Horikawa

Shūji Sano

Ryohei Horikawa

Haruhiko Tsuda

Young Ryohei

Shin Saburi

Yasutaro Kurokawa

Takeshi Sakamoto

Makoto Hirata

Shinichi Himori

Minoru Uchida

Reikō Tani

Teacher of Chinese Literature


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

math teacher

single father

schoolteacher

textile worker

father son relationship

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